SNP's head of media Murray Foote has resigned
Murray Foote’s departure adds to the pressure on SNP chief executive Peter Murrell to apologise over the scandal - and possibly resign himself, reports our sister title The Herald.
He said information he relayed on behalf of SNP HQ had proven to have “serious issues” and had “created a serious impediment to my role”. This week, the party admitted its membership was indeed more than 30,000 below its previously published figure.— Murray Foote March 17, 2023
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